Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-23
All SINS PLAYHOUSE.
A Real Chinese Theater 10 be Run in
New T0rk-Pig- Tailed Actors
snd Actresses 10 Be
Imported from the FIowsry Land In Spite
Cf the Customs Observation-Disclosures
Sacrsd Concerts or sunday.
y eW ! Ork Ster.

SGSESu SCnCerI5 Oh EunO6Y,
New York Star
The Chinese counterparts OF Ko-Ko, J
Pooh Bah and Pitt Sing will soon
pirouette in pigtsil and lowered robe on
the boards of real Chinese tneater in |
this town. The Celestial thester lovers
have risen TO the occasion. The profits
Of washee washee and the fantsn table
are TOO slluringIy high to allow Tom Lee
and Wong CHING Foo to leave these
hospitable shores for taeir native land, so
the pigtailed conclave hiss decided that
all that is goou ana great in China shall
be brought to New York.
And OF all the ecstatlc delights OF the
flowery lard, where can the slmond-eyed
deniZens Of this dull earth get closer
glimpse OF paradise than IN the Chinese
temple OF Thespis? The typical Hong
Kong theatrical success is q love drama,
compared to which Romeo and Juliet Is
en- ice-Cold phantssmagoria and
wretchedly brief one st that. When a
Canton barber pays the price
OF plate OF rice for q seat in
the gallery ne wants to follow the story
of the loves OF the empeTor's daughter and
| the chief mandarin through cons of time
and an endless maze Of thrilling Gdven-
lures. 1t takes ten whole nights to get
through single performance of popu-
lar Chinese drama, and there are no long
waits between the acts. When All Sin
leaves the theater he feels like Rip Van
Wrinkle after his long sleep. His friends
have either gone to the ConfuCian heaven
or they are very old men and his wife has
married seven times In the interval.
The thought Of seeing these sights once
more is the acme Of bliss to the Celestial
J exile. So the Mott street millionaires
have decided to drop some of their
boarded wealth for the importation OF the
genuine article.
The playhouse will be located on the
ground now occupied by tie two old
fashioned houses Nos. 9 and II Mott
street. The houses and land are owned
by Mr.. Frederick Lubin, who is also the
proprietor OF Clarendon Hall, and he,
having been assured that the Chinese
gods look faVorably on the new scheme,
has consented to cooperate.
He will begin the erection of the thea
ter next week, and it is to be finished on
February l. The scenery will be hand
painted by Chinese artists, ard there will
be sufficient bamboo, rice paper and tea
chest decoration in lis construction tc
give the interior the requisite appearance
of genuineness.
Wong Lee, the well known Chinese in
terpret6r, will start for his native land
very shortly to secure the services OF g
full tledged dramatic company OF actor!
, and actresses. The troupe will humble
. about fifty performers, two dozen o
= whom will be women.
There will be q Chinese band, which
) will discourse such eloquent music 81
: : will cause The most ardent Wsgnerite t
entertain doubts es 10 what is the rea
music OF the future.
: The odious star system obtained foot
. hold on the Chinese stage 5000 yesrs be
{ fore Mrs. Lsngtry was born. It has 90
) to such pitch there now that 8 first elias
), Claude Melnotte who provides his oW
- costumes is worth at least $40 week
{ : while the actor unknown to fame has t
= plod along at 10 cents q night. Mr.. Lu
L bin does not intend the cry Of "Chines
" cheap labor" shall be raised in the Me-
York theatrical community, and he
going to supply his company with the bes
heather talent at SIS week for ordinar
J | pCAAS4 A44SIo tALS toOO y HGSh IOl VIC SleaI E
- The theater will be open three night
, in the week and the whole OF Sunda
!. afternoon and evening. OK course On tn
, day of rest the concerts must be sacre
g ones, but Mr. Luoin experiences some il
4 reference on the part Of the police.
1.-THE Sabbatarians will complain t
- Mayor Hewitt if | open the theater o
- Sunday, and they will try to shut II
- up" he said. "But how can they tell II
+ what constitutes Chinese sacred music
> What concert, with Chinese musician
can be a sacred one? Let them tell II
that and I'll see that those pieces 81
performed"
To superficial observer it might seer
. that the law places insuperable obstacle
In the way of the importation o; Chimes
II men and women, but all suggestions tn
10 such is prohibited are silenced by
l. showing wink and the whisper OF II
re words Through Canada"
% Besides the thousands Of Chinamen i
lie New York, Jersey City, Brooklyn an
II other towns near here, it is expected tn,
: the theater will number among it's visi
10 tors many 8 curious Mclean strange
-e who is taking in the sights of the big cit